Chapter 171 Gulp... Just Kill Me
The air was thick with the faint stench of urine.
Pale yellow liquid splattered onto the ground, forming a winding stream.
The woman's body, limp and unresponsive, lay slack on the torture rack, her limbs still twitching slightly.
Her gaze was vacant and dull as if her soul had been drained, with only the filthy prison clothes continuously dripping with urine...
Li Muyang, looking at the scene before him, frowned and reflexively covered his nose.
This former Valley Master of Chaotic Soul Valley had been subjected to numerous tortures and had remained defiant and insolent, swearing incessantly.
However, tonight she was completely catatonic, without any previous ferocity.
The torture device provided by Ning Wan'er was indeed too powerful...
Li Muyang, covering his nose, said, "It's about time, drag this woman back to the cell, let her continue to reflect."
The prison guard standing by hurriedly responded with respect, carefully unlocking the woman from the torture rack and dragging her by the hands, like dragging a sack, away as her body still twitched slightly.
Li Muyang, the presiding officer of tonight's interrogation, followed behind and personally watched the former Valley Master being locked away in the deepest dungeon cell before preparing to leave.
Before departing, he leaned close to the bars and glanced inside.
In the sinister, pitch-black cell, the limp woman lay on the ground as if her bones had been removed, completely unsupported.
The prison guards dragged her so roughly, yet she showed no response.
This simple-minded and stupid appearance was a far cry from her previous arrogance.
The prison guards beside him were all wearing ingratiating smiles, praising Li Muyang for his harsh methods, having tamed the former Valley Master of Chaotic Soul Valley so thoroughly.
The willful defiance of the woman had been witnessed by the prison guards over the past few days.
Li Muyang shook his head and said, "As long as she's not dead it's fine, just keep an eye on her, as long as she still breathes, there's no need to intervene."
He had come to understand the situation over these past days.
He didn't know what Refinement Demon Sect and Chaotic Soul Valley were negotiating, but the negotiations had definitely reached an impasse, so Yan Xiaoru had sent Li Muyang and the other Inner Sect Disciples to severely punish the former Valley Master of Chaotic Soul Valley, yet not to take her life.
They intended to use this method to pressure Chaotic Soul Valley, to force the old Valley Master into submission—if you don't yield, your daughter will suffer torture every day.
One had to admit, such domineering and cruel methods were indeed very much in the spirit of the Demon Path.
Luckily, this former Valley Master of Chaotic Soul Valley wasn't a good person either, and was perhaps even more evil than the Refinement Demon Sect.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Li Muyang felt no psychological pressure mistreating her.
She had previously provoked and threatened him, making him feel disgusted, and now he was finally able to get his revenge.
Concluding the interrogation, Li Muyang turned and left.
But suddenly, from the darkness of the cell behind him, a weak voice rang out.
"You... what is your name?"
The voice belonged to the woman whom Li Muyang had tortured into incoherence and incontinence.
Li Muyang glanced back and sneered, "Why? You want to learn my name so you can find an opportunity to take revenge on me?"
Though the Refinement Demon Sect was a sect of the Demon Path, it was impeccable in protecting its disciples and upholding its authority.
The Demon Sect's logic was always— I can kill your people, but if you dare kill one of mine, I will annihilate your entire family.
This former Valley Master had only killed some Demon Sect Officials at Tianjiao City's education department, who held positions in the Sect similar to that of Outer Sect managers, and yet she had already been thoroughly punished by the Demon Sect.
If she dared to retaliate against Li Muyang and the other Inner Sect Disciples after getting out, the Demon Sect would definitely exterminate Chaotic Soul Valley down to the last, scattering every egg in the basket.
So Li Muyang was not the least bit intimidated.
He ignored the woman behind him and left without a second thought.
Meanwhile, in the gloomy cell behind him, the voice of the former Valley Master of Chaotic Soul Valley hoarsely stated.
"Li Muyang... I remember you're called Li Muyang..."
"The Li surname! The humiliation of today I will forever remember!"
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Li Muyang's departing footsteps hesitated slightly, and he turned to glance at the dark prison cell.
The accompanying prison guards hesitated: "Uh... Lord Li..."
Li Muyang smiled and said, "It seems that there's still plenty of time. Since the young valley master still has energy, then let's play with her a bit more."
"Drag her to the interrogation room."
Li Muyang took the torture instruments he had borrowed from Ning Wan'er out of the Qiankun Ring.
Inside the prison cell, the woman's gaze turned icy.
"You have the guts to kill me!"
She remained defiant.
Yet her limp body subconsciously shrank back...
...
An hour later, Li Muyang arrived at the residence where the Inner Sect disciples were staying and entered the dining hall.
He saw that the dining hall was virtually empty; almost everyone had left, only his younger adoptive sister Li Yuechan was still there.
"Brother, you're late today."
Li Yuechan looked at her elder brother with curiosity and asked, "Did something hold you up?"
Li Muyang, without saying anything else, was always the first to be on time for meals.
The situation like today where he arrived only after everyone else had left was unprecedented.
Li Muyang, while ordering the servant girl to let the kitchen know to serve the food, casually mentioned what happened in the prison.
After hearing this, Li Yuechan nodded in realization.
"...It seems this young valley master really is tough, having to be tortured by you twice before she knew to shut her mouth."
Li Muyang sat cross-legged at the small table, watching the servant girls respectfully serve his portion of the meal. He picked up his chopsticks and started eating straight away.
"She probably isn't broken yet, it's just that the second torture left her without the strength to speak."
"When I left, her eyes were fixed on me, full of vengeance I presume."
Li Muyang took the set of torture instruments out from the Qiankun Ring and said to Li Yuechan, "Who's going for interrogation tonight? Later, you take this set of torture instruments over."
"Since this set of instruments is so effective, why not let everyone use it."
"There are twenty of us. Each time someone goes for interrogation, we should give her a full set. That's how we can truly show the warmth of our Demon Sect."
Li Muyang was neither a bad person nor a good one.
Such defiance from the young valley master also irked Li Muyang.
What in the world was that old Valley Master from Chaotic Soul Valley doing? His daughter had been suffering for so many days without yielding, forcing Li Muyang and the others to make a trip every night to the dungeon.
In Li Muyang's view, this was a pure waste of time.
With "Call of the Mountains" on the verge of being cleared, Li Muyang wished he could just nest in the inn and play his game every day.
Luckily, Yan Xiaoru hadn't been looking for him much lately, only notifying him once every three or five days to meet at night.
Li Muyang had plenty of time on his hands and wanted nothing more than to play his game well and clear "Call of the Mountains."
He was very keen on this game which related to the truth about the Ancient Grudge Well.
But once the servant girls and maids had all withdrawn and the dining room was left deserted,
the young girl moved closer, leaned in, and whispered, "Actually, I've obtained the latest intelligence..."